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Taking The Long Way
by: Dixie Chicks

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828768073926
Label: Bmg
Manufacturer: Bmg
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Bmg
Release Date: June 12, 2006
Studio: Bmg
Sales Rank: 978
MPN: 80739

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Nothing changes folks like babies and war, and since the release of their last album, 2002's Home, the Dixie Chicks have been forever altered by both. If that album showcased the trio as precocious young adults, Taking the Long Way finds them sobered and matured, and in a grown-up state of mind. Produced by the celebrated Rick Rubin (Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers), who saw the Chicks as "a great rock act making a country album, not a country act making a rock album," their new record impresses both as beautiful sonic tapestry (peppered with myriad Beatlesque hallmarks) and forthright yet vulnerable portrait of three women shaken by the personal and political events of the past few years. As they make clear in the defiant "Not Ready to Make Nice," they still smart over the backlash from their 2003 Bushwhacking. But as they assert on the equally autobiographical "The Long Way Around," they could never "kiss all the asses that they told me to" and just follow others aimlessly--and silently--through life. This means that the Chicks are simultaneously prideful and scornful of celebrity ("Everybody Knows"), and that as new mothers they increasingly treasure the refuge they find in life with their families, out of the spotlight ("Easy Silence," "Lullaby," "Baby Hold On"). The push and pull of both passions drive this record, which also touches on the personal issues of infertility (with which sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison both dealt) and Alzheimer's (from which Natalie Maines's grandmother suffers). The trio crafted all 14 cuts with the help of such writers as Sheryl Crow, Gary Louris, Mike Campbell, and Keb' Mo', laying out their lives as honestly and intimately as they might in their diaries. For that reason, on first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, and Bruce Robison brought to Home. But on repeated plays, those concerns dissipate. By the last cut, the R&B/gospel offering "I Hope," the Chicks have chronicled their journey with as much spirituality as spunk, their pain deeply ingrained in their protests. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Absolutely Amazing!! Stunning album!
This album is amazing! Fantastic song writing. The first 3 tracks especially are brilliant and amazingly well written songs. I love it!

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- wow! i love it!
I bought this album for two reasons. First and foremost, the music is so beautiful, original and real compared to most of the other stuff about at the moment. The second reason is my support of free speech, especially when what is said is correct! The way the chicks (particularly natalie) were treated was horrendous and genuinely unbelievable but it has only made them stronger and theyve come back better than ever. From a first glance at the album cover you know what youre about to listen to is going to be interesting. The girls have matured so much, and if you contrast the covers of this and 'Home' of 5 years back you would struggle to believe it is the same chicks! Then again, alot has happened in their lives between the making of these two ... Read More:

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- DUNIT AGAIN
I CAN WAIT TO GET MY COPY OF THIS ALBUM BECAUSE IT LOOK'S LIKE THE'VE DONE IT AGAIN,I DONT THINK THEY CAN MAKE A BAD RECORD.TONY PARSONS

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- On A Different Level
"It has vibes of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac".

Quite, if I hadn't read the sleeve notes, I'd be convinced that Lindsey Buckingham himself had co-written, or even played on one or two tracks, namely "Lullaby", echoes of his work in "Silver Springs" and "Lubbock Or Leave It".

I bought the album today and have played it non stop, all day!

I already had "Home" and revisited it a few days ago, which prompted me to go out and buy this one.

I love "Home", it's slick, melodic, with some of the most well crafted songs I've ever heard.

I was expecting more of the same on this album and was pleasantly surprised to find that, for me, they've moved up another level.

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- a real grower...
first 6 tracks I loved immediately, particularly Not Ready To Make Nice, but was very unsure about the rest. Now after a few more plays I have changed my mind. There is actually a better track on the second half, called Voice Inside My Head. Other great tracks are Silent House,Baby Hold On, Favorite Year,So Hard. In fact there are just 2 tracks I am not keen on, Lubbock or Leave It ( too rocky ) and I Hope ( too gospel ).So thats 12 great tracks and just 2 I skip.This album just gets better and better the more you hear it.

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